Willie Blade
Role Player
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2003 | — | DAL | 9 | — | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | JAX | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 11 | — | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 33 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 33 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
46
Sustained
career value
×.6
46
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 46 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 33· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 46
On-field 34.8
Availability 11.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2003bestavg 462003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Combine · 2001
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.93s
40-Yard
Strong · 80th pct
Pos 80thAll 25thClass Pos 76thClass All 28th
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl1Solo1
College Stats
Mississippi State; Butler County CC; Northwest Mississippi CCCollege listed; stat table pending importCollege stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi State; Butler County CC; Northwest Mississippi CC), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Jason WittenTE1yJason WhittleG1yTerence NewmanCB1yDonald DriverWR1yJoey GallowayWR1yDaryl SmithOLB1yLa'Roi GloverDT1yDarren WoodsonS1yDeon GrantS1yMike PetersonOLB1yDewayne WashingtonDB1yKyle BradyTE1yGreg EllisDE1yJosh ScobeeK1yRashean MathisCB1yJimmy SmithWR1yJason GildonLB1yFred TaylorRB1yRichie AndersonFB1yBilly CundiffK1yDexter CoakleyLB1yTerry GlennWR1yJohn HendersonNT1yMarcus StroudDE1y
2001 Draft Class· this player went #93
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004team change
Joined JAX (from DAL)
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with JAX
- 2001draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 3, Pick 93
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 315 lb
Frame
316 lb at 4.93s
Size-speed
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
33
peak 46
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
34%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
40
FragileEra Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #93 (Rd 3) · DAL · 2001 · -5.7 vs expected KV-H
33actual
38.7 expected · Δ−5.7
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